Naif Arab University for Security Sciences Supported By In Partnership With Conference on Use of the Internet to Counter the Appeal of Extremist Violence Naif Arab University for Security Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 24-26 January 2011 AGENDA Day One, Monday, 24 January 2011 9:00 9:30 Reception and Registration 9:30 10:15 Introduction Professor Abdul Aziz S. Al-Ghamdi, Ph.D., President of the Naif Arab University for Security Sciences HRH Prince Muhammad Bin Naif Bin Abdul Aziz, Assistant Minister of Interior for Security Affairs, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Ambassador Dr. Georg Birgelen, Counter-Terrorism Coordinator, Federal Foreign Office, Germany 10:15 11:35 Session I. Framing the issue I The spread of violent extremism through the Internet The degree of targeting, its development and trends, how widespread geographically and demographically; the audience reaction and uptake; the relationship between off-line and on-line activity. Professor Hamed El-Said, Arab Thought Forum Maj. Gen. Abdeljabbar Azzaoui, General Directorate of External Service, Morocco 11:35-11:45 Coffee Break Dr. Marc Sageman, Sageman Consulting, L.L.C., Special Adviser to the U.S. Army Deputy Chief of Staff (Intelligence) Mr. Wil van Gemert, Director of National Security, General Intelligence and Security Service, Ministry of Interior, The Netherlands Defining and countering the threat: an intelligence view.
11:45 13:00 Session I. (continued) Framing the issue II The terrorist narrative (objective and success) The purpose of terrorist websites and on-line magazines; the strengths and weaknesses of the terrorist appeal; the vulnerability of the message; opposing influences. Mr. Daanish Masood, United Nations Alliance of Civilizations Minister Mohammad Masoum Stanekzai, Special Advisor to the President on Internal Security and Chief Executive Officer of the Afghan Peace and Reintegration Programme, Afghanistan 13:00 13:20 Coffee Break Dr. Ahmad Moussalli, Professor, Department of Political Studies, American University of Beirut, Lebanon, and a senior fellow at Georgetown University and Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), Washington DC, USA - "Virtual Realities: Jihadi Universalism versus Neo-Imperialist Globalism." Dr. Fernando Reinares, Professor of Political Science, King Juan Carlos University, and Senior Analyst on International Terrorism, Elcano Royal Institute, Madrid, Spain What kind of Internet contents do the terrorist access? A case study on website documents and online magazines unloaded by the 2004 Madrid train bombers. Mr. Evan Kohlmann, Senior Partner, Flashpoint Global Partners - "Hacking Al- Qaida: Social Networking, Technology, and Terrorism." 13:20 15:00 Session II. The Message: crafting a counter narrative Undermining the strengths of the terrorist message and exploiting its weaknesses; re-channeling the appeal; exposing the reality; highlighting the victims; emphasizing alternatives; ridicule and satire. Mr. Ramzi Khoury, Senior Advisor, United Nations Alliance of Civilizations Ms. Sidney Jones, Senior Advisor, Asia Program, International Crisis Group, Mr. Richard Evans, Terrorism Risk Consultant, Visiting Fellow, UK Defense Academy Dr. Abdul Haqq Baker, Lecturer in Terrorism Studies, Centre for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence (CSTPV), University of St. Andrews, Founder and Director of Strategy to Reach Empower & Educate Teenagers (STREET UK Ltd.) intervention programme 15:00 Lunch at the Hotel 19:30 Dinner Party at NAUSS Desert Camp (Pick-up at Hotel) * Please bring a light jacket or a sweater
Day Two, Tuesday, 25 January 2011 8:30 10:00 Session III. The Messengers and the Media: delivering the narrative Identifying the target audience, the messengers, and the media; the involvement of victims, the role of the State, the role of communities, the role of the industry, the role of the civil society; human rights concerns. Dr. Mohammad M. Al-Alfy, Naif Arab University for Security Sciences 10:00 10:10 Coffee Break Ms. Suzanne Bilello, Senior Public Information and Liaison Officer, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) The Power of Peace Network: an initiative of UNESCO to connect a worldwide action community for peace. Mr. Yassin Musharbash, Terrorism Analyst, SPIEGEL ONLINE Ms. Soumaya Sahla, Specialist, De-radicalisation, rehabilitation and prevention among young people, The Netherlands - "A Strategy of Delusion: extremists and their psychological campaign to mislead the generations." Mr. Jared Cohen, Director, Google Ideas 10:10 11:40 Session IV. What has been done and should be done: national, regional and international initiatives Presentations by representatives of national governments and regional/international organizations Dr. Peter Knoope, Director, International Centre for Counter Terrorism The Hague Mr. Gilles de Kerchove, Counter-Terrorism Coordinator, European Union 11:40 12:00 Coffee Break Dr. Abdulrahman Al Hadlaq, Ministry of Interior, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia H.E. Judge Hamoud Abdulhameed Al-Hitar, Minister of Endowments and Guidance, Yemen Mr. Alexey Yudintzev, Deputy Director, Department on New Challenges and Threats, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The Russian Federation
12:00 13:30 Session V. Ideas for new initiatives; the role of the UN and other mechanisms for cooperation Moderators: Mr. Daniel Benjamin, Ambassador for Counterterrorism, US State Department 13:30 13:40 Coffee Break Mr. Christopher Wainwright, Head, Research, Information and Communications Unit, Office for Security and Counter-Terrorism, UK Home Office Mr. Tariq Parvez, Former Head of Pakistan s Federal Investigation Agency Mr. Bill Paterson, Ambassador for Counter-Terrorism, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Australia 13:40 15:00 Roundtable discussion The path to rejecting violent extremism Mr. Ramzi Khoury, Senior Advisor, United Nations Alliance of Civilizations To be announced before Session 15:00 Lunch at the Hotel 17:30 Optional visit to the King Abdulaziz Historical Center and the Riyadh Newspaper (Pick-up at Hotel)
Day Three, Wednesday, 26 January 2011 9:00 11:00 Session VI. Follow-up discussions on proposals for new initiatives Working Groups involving interested States and participants. Group 1: Crafting narratives The Working Group session will aim to discuss and develop operational proposals for crafting counter narratives on regional and thematic bases. Facilitator: Group 2: Dr. Sultan Aldehani, Naif Arab University for Security Sciences Delivering narratives (regional follow-ups) The Working Group session will aim to discuss and develop operational proposals for delivering counter narratives on regional and thematic bases. Facilitator: 11:00 11:30 Coffee Break 11:30 Session VII. Report back and concluding remarks: suggested follow-up and implementation plans Facilitators from Working Groups Representative of the Naif Arab University for Security Sciences * The CTITF-NAUSS Conference has been organized with the generous financial support of the Foreign Office of the Federal Republic of Germany and the Naif Arab University for Security Sciences Riyadh.